8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N3
push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
Kun'yomi
お す to push ②to apply pressure from above ③to stamp (i.e. a passport) ④to affix (e.g. gold leaf) お し- お っ- お さ え る to pin down ②to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand) ③to get a hold of ④to grasp (a point) お さ え る to pin down ②to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand) ③to get a hold of ④to grasp (a point)
On'yomi
オウ
Nanori
おし おす おや
Main Radical
手(KanXi)
Reading Commonality
| おすおし-おっ-おさえる | 97.8% |
| オウ | 1.2% |
| おさえる | 0.5% |
| おし | 0.5% |
Character Breakdown
Common Words
to pin down ②to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand) ③to get a hold of ④to grasp (a point)
References
| Unicode hex code | 62BC |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-18-1 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 1885 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2128 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 314 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 371 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 234 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 278 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1114 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1195 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 587 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 587 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1632 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 11929 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1033 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 986 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1021 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 563 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1175 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 256 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 868 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1123 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3c5.5 |
| Four corner code | 5605.0 |
| De Roo Code | 1355 |